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Ok, so I stumbled across this card in my standard eBay search for "Dick Porter" and knew that no matter the cost...I would have it. Stupid? Probably, but I lost out on the only other Dick Porter 1/1 that came out in the 2005 Leaf Century set so this was a no-brainer.
Why Dick Porter? He was an old friend of my father and grand-father and has had a whopping 3 cards released since his 1934 Goudey - a 1993 Conlon Collection, 2005 Leaf Century 1/1 Cut auto, and now 2009 Mystery Cuts.
He was on those legendary Orioles teams of the 1920's that dominated the International League back in the unaffiliated days where it was still another "major league." He was finally sold to Cleveland for the 1929 season and hit over .300 during his 6-year MLB career before going back into the minors to be a player/manager. Nicknamed "Twitchy" or "Wiggles" for how he gyrated and moved during every at-bat, the stories my dad has about him are great.
Anyway...now onto the card.
I paid roughly $105 shipped with my max set at $800. Yes, $800 and I honestly thought I'd win it for $70 considering I'm typically the only bidder on his stuff and flat out refuse to pay more than $10 for a 3x5. To put it into perspective, I bought an entire game-used bat from the early 30s of his for under $150.
Looking at the cut, I have to wonder why they didn't feel the need to right the autograph instead of leaving it lop-sided. A second of care adds a lot to a card.
Looking at the wobbly window cut, I find it comical that it isn't a straight line. The windows are clearly laser cut judging by the browning of the window edge so Upper Deck easily could have used a straight line. Then again, the autograph cut itself wasn't even cut with a ruler so Upper Deck must not trust their employees with an Xacto and a ruler...nothing but plastic handled school scissors.
What does that mean? It's a joke for quality across the board and I'll anxiously await the day that they finally go under.
Why Dick Porter? He was an old friend of my father and grand-father and has had a whopping 3 cards released since his 1934 Goudey - a 1993 Conlon Collection, 2005 Leaf Century 1/1 Cut auto, and now 2009 Mystery Cuts.
He was on those legendary Orioles teams of the 1920's that dominated the International League back in the unaffiliated days where it was still another "major league." He was finally sold to Cleveland for the 1929 season and hit over .300 during his 6-year MLB career before going back into the minors to be a player/manager. Nicknamed "Twitchy" or "Wiggles" for how he gyrated and moved during every at-bat, the stories my dad has about him are great.
Anyway...now onto the card.
I paid roughly $105 shipped with my max set at $800. Yes, $800 and I honestly thought I'd win it for $70 considering I'm typically the only bidder on his stuff and flat out refuse to pay more than $10 for a 3x5. To put it into perspective, I bought an entire game-used bat from the early 30s of his for under $150.
Looking at the cut, I have to wonder why they didn't feel the need to right the autograph instead of leaving it lop-sided. A second of care adds a lot to a card.
Looking at the wobbly window cut, I find it comical that it isn't a straight line. The windows are clearly laser cut judging by the browning of the window edge so Upper Deck easily could have used a straight line. Then again, the autograph cut itself wasn't even cut with a ruler so Upper Deck must not trust their employees with an Xacto and a ruler...nothing but plastic handled school scissors.
What does that mean? It's a joke for quality across the board and I'll anxiously await the day that they finally go under.
